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N.C. Governor Calls For Review Of Oversight Of Facility Where Local Teen Contracted Rare Infection

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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is calling for a review of oversight of the U.S. National Whitewater Center following the death of a Westerville teenager who contracted a rare brain infection after she visited the park last month. Mecklenburg County Health Director Marcus Plescia says his agency lacks the ability to analyze the water for the type of amoeba responsible for the death of 18-year-old Lauren Seitz. The center has temporarily suspended rafting and kayaking, but all other activities are operational, and its Fourth of July celebration will proceed as scheduled. Seitz contracted primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, which is typically found in warm bodies of freshwater such as rivers and lakes and enters the human body through the nose.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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